Episodes
Hello Van Fans! It's the end of season one! I will be back for season two in September and I'm soo excited about it already!! This episode is dedicated to all the wonderful vanlifers I have spoken to over this season of VFFs and what we have learned from listening to their unique and inspiring stories. I look back at some of my favourite moments and discuss just how much vanlife and this podcast has changed my life for the better. I also tell you about some exciting stuff coming up in...
Published 05/11/21
Hello Van Fans! How are you! The sun is shining and all is well! SEASON 1 IS NEARLY OVER! Wow what a ride and what amazing lessons we've learnt from the Vanlifers who have kindly shared their story with us! Next week I will be releasing a BEST OF SEASON 1 EPISODE with all the highlights so be sure to check that out and then VFFs will be back BIGGER BETTER and EVEN MORE AWESOME in September for SEASON 2!! WOOHOO! LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS ON SEASON 1!! Email [email protected] The...
Published 04/27/21
13 Mental Health & Micro Campers Hello Van Fans! I have become an official Cornish resident this week! Congrats to me! I chat a little bit about my covid-compliant roadtrip round my new local area and then get onto an amazing interview which touches on the very important topic of MENTAL HEALTH. This week's guest is.... GEORGIE!! After her living situation became less than ideal, Georgie decided to take the plunge and move fulltime into her tiny Diahatsu campervan. She finally found...
Published 04/13/21
Episode #12- Working On The Road YES I accidentally joined a cult. BUT I got to stay under mount Fuji for 6 weeks! YES I had to sleep next to cat puke. BUT I got to live in Alaska for free! Working on the road is NOT for the faint hearted but be prepared to face the weirdness and you will have wild stories and fantastic memories to last a lifetime! I draw from my years of experience working and travelling to share how YOU can do the same thing and extend your travel time by...
Published 03/30/21
Hello Van Fans! This week I'm talking all about the CLASSIC VW TYPE 2 CAMPERVAN!!! How could anyone produce a vanlife podcast without covering the iconic VW Campervan? On this episode I cover the history of this beautiful van, read some emails from you owners out there, and then I chat with the wonderful Lee and Willow, also known as The Kombi Chronicles! Lee, Willow and their rescue cat Aimee have been road tripping the USA and Mexico ever since they shipped their 1976 VW Campervan over...
Published 03/16/21
SURPRISE!! BONUS CHAT!! WOOHOO Yep, I'm dropping a bonus episode for you this week to celebrate getting to the big TEN and also my birthday week! This episode I chat with the LOVELY Ben, Frey & D'argo, better known as Catavan! Ben & Frey made an epic trip around Europe last year in their Renault Camper, Moya, and their cat D'argo came along for the ride too! We discuss their experiences of cat vanlife and what it's like travelling with your furry feline companion. You can find out...
Published 03/08/21
Hello Van Fans! EPISODE 10!! woohoo!! HAPPY TENTH BIRTHDAY VFFs!!   In this episode, I discuss the scariest day on the #vanlife calendar, MOT DAY and my new addiction to sea swimming! This weeks guest is... NIKKI! Nikki has lived full time in TWO teeny tiny vans! She found it fit really well with her outdoorsy lifestyle, beating the traffic to the best climbs in the Lake District and cutting her commute time. We discuss her experience of full-timing in such a small space, her drive...
Published 03/02/21
Hello Van Fans! I'm back in the UK from Bulgaria, my drive back was SO much easier and guys, I did not cry at all this time! 😃 THIS WEEK- We hear some exciting news from last episode's guest with another Vanlife good news voicemail! I love getting these!! Then it's just me, myself and the microphone this week as I discuss my journey home through Greece, Italy and France, what I learned from my 4000 mile round trip to Bulgaria and back again, the mistakes I made the first time around and...
Published 02/16/21
Hello Van Fans! Another fortnightly dose of VANCHAT for you!! This week I update you on my situation in Bulgaria- spoiler- dogs dogs dogs!! and also have a recording of a very exciting phonecall I received with some fantastic news from a fellow Van Fan, MY MOTHER! No spoilers here, you will have to listen!! Then it's time to delve into a wonderful interview!! Introducing.... KATHRYN!! When Kathryn saw a yellow VW Caddy advertised on Facebook, she just knew it was her van and had to have...
Published 02/02/21
Hello Van Fans! It's bloody cold. It's bloody raining. It's bloody lockdown. But never fear, VFFs is here! You must know by now that I MADE IT to Bulgaria! After I blab on about that for a bit it's then time for a LOVELY interview!! This week's guest is.... JES!! Jes was a nervous driver but a friends wedding in another country and a vow to reduce her air travel forced her to take the plunge and make a round trip from her home in Sussex UK to Granada in southern Spain! We discuss her...
Published 01/19/21
Hello Van Fans! Happy new year! I bring the gift of more Vanlife Confessions (poo stories) for you to consume, to start the year RIGHT Also.... SPECIAL SOLO ROADTRIP EDITION!!! The second and final instalment of my journey across Europe... will I make it?!? Be prepared for even more…. CRYING!!! LONELINESS!! PESTS (mice this time)!! BOREDOM!! EXHAUSTION!! We got it all here at VFFS!! ENJOY FOLKS :) You can find VFFs in many places but who cares! Just listen and enjoy! :) OK if you...
Published 01/05/21
Hello Van Fans! SPECIAL SOLO ROADTRIP EDITION!!! Yep, it' another shitcast this week with some vanlifer's CONFESSIONS!! And.... My solo road trip across Europe PART ONE! I made a BIG decision this autumn and took the longest scariest trip of my life across Europe, destination- BULGARIA! Be prepared for all the hits.... CRYING!!! LONELINESS!! SEX PESTS!! BOREDOM!! TIREDNESS!! We got it all here at VFFS!! ENJOY FOLKS :) www.facebook.com/vffspodcast VFFs is now on Insta! What a scary...
Published 12/29/20
Hello Van Fans! Welcome to another episode of VFFs Vanlife Podcast! This week I'm teasing a very special episode coming up next week.. be sure to tune in, to hear an epic adventure! And some low key crying... Introducing this week's guest.... JEAN!! After inheriting some money, Jean decided to realise the dream of a lifetime and bought a Citroen Romahome! After using it in the UK she decided to take a solo road trip to the south of France for a friend's birthday. This woman is BRAVE to...
Published 12/22/20
Hello Van Fans! Welcome back to another episode of VFFs UK Vanlife Podcast! I'm talking social media vs. reality this week with some poo talk (it's what you wanted) and introducing VANLIFE CONFESSIONS! This week's podcast guest is… LIZZIE!! After hiring a campervan and driving around California, Lizzie returned to London with the Vanlife bug and made the impulsive decision to purchase Winnie, a LWB Mercedes Sprinter ex work van! After 3 months of hard work she moved into her full time...
Published 12/15/20
Hello VAN FANS!! Welcome back to VFFs Vanlife Podcast!! Introducing... JODIE! Jodie is a writer and a nomad at heart who spent 6 months last year travelling around Europe in her self converted Ford Transit campervan. On her journey she soon realised that the Insta-worthy moments were few and far between. The reality was carparks and campsites, not beachfires and banjos! We discuss doing vanlife "your way", her house in Bulgaria, being a digital nomad, her dog Luna, surfing and much more....
Published 12/08/20
Introducing the very first podcast guest.. JO!! Jo and her husband Mick made the leap from bricks and mortar to "Big Reg" this year! We have a great chat about her plans to visit Scotland, going south for the winter, her two lovely dogs and how great social media is for vanlife! If you live or have travelled in your van and would like to share your story, I would love to hear from you! You can email [email protected] or go to the VFFs Vanlife Podcast Facebook Page
Published 12/01/20
Hi, my name is Kat and this is VFFs- my UK based Vanlife Podcast! VFFs is about me getting over my fears and learning all about the world of vanlife by setting up a little studio in my campervan and chatting with a different van dweller every week. Each van dweller I've chatted with so far has passed on some real wisdom to me. I would like to invite you along for the ride- who knows what lessons the road has in store for us! If you live or have travelled in your van and would like to share...
Published 11/23/20